Meaningless!
King Solomon, the third king of Israel, was the author of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. He lived from 1010 to 931 B.C., and became known for his great wisdom, wealth and power beyond any kings. Yet, why did this King, who was the envy of the world, repeatedly say that everything is meaningless and a chasing after the wind?
Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
Ecclesiastes 1:12-17 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens… I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind… I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
Despite achieving everything that humankind had ever wanted—fame, riches and power—Solomon said that all these are but a chasing after the wind. This was because he had realised that, at the end of this vain and short span, there awaits a common destiny for all.
A Common Destiny for All
Alexander the Great had conquered a vast territory of land stretching from Greece to northwestern India. However, he instructed his men to put his empty hands outside his coffin when he died. He did this to show that just as he came into this world empty-handed, he would depart from this world empty-handed. Even though history recorded King Alexander as one of the most successful military commanders, he could not take anything with him when he died.
French Emperor, Napoléon Bonaparte, is also considered one of the greatest commanders in history. His wars and campaigns are studied in military schools worldwide. At the end of his life, while living as an exile on the island Helena, he said, “Jesus seemed to have failed, but succeeded. I seemed to have succeeded but ultimately lived a life of failure.”
While living on this earth, some may pursue fame; some, riches; and others, power. After pouring in a lifetime of effort running after these goals, we find that all things will, eventually, come to nought. This happens when we face our common destiny—death.
Hebrews 9:27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment…
Then, how can we make the best out of life? Time fleets like lightning; are we living our lives chasing after the wind? Even though we do not want to, we sometimes still do, in vain. Life passes in an instant. The brightness and vigour of our youth will soon wither into a grey and feeble shell. Yet, we often wrap ourselves up in our ambitions, so much so that we end up losing sight of what is truly important.
Conclusion of the Matter
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
How do we truly live a righteous life with no regrets? After realising how transient life could be, Solomon concluded that the most meaningful way to live life is to fear God and to keep His commandments.
While living this ephemeral life, let us not forget that there exists another world in parallel to this short-lived one—the eternal kingdom of God—where God Himself will lead us to.
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Matthew 6:19-20 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
The kingdom of heaven exists for eternity. Even if our lives on this earth may come to an end, the eternal world will not. This earth is not everything. We may strive and toil all the narrow and confined days of our life on this earth, but in the end, everything will perish. Aren’t we just chasing after the wind? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to prepare for the eternal world instead? Then how do we go there? When we believe in God and obey His commands, we can.
John 12:50 I know that his command leads to eternal life…
Life on this earth is meaningless. We all die someday right? Then why are we born on this earth just to die after a short and vain life? Why are we not dead from the time we are born?
Humans will die sooner or later. Even if one is the richest person in the world, the most famous movie star, the most brilliant scientist, all will face death in the end. They can never take their fame, power, or fortune with them into the afterlife. Then why do we even bother living on this earth? To understand this, we need to look through the bible to know where we were from before our birth on earth. And the bible clearly shows us that all humankind are sinners from the kingdom of heaven, and were cast down to this earth to await the trial of death for our sins. Yet, earth is also a place to repent of our sins so that we will not be thrown into the lake of fire after we die. Our purpose on this earth is not to be born and die a vain life. Our purpose is to come to understand the history of our souls before our birth, and come to repentance before God to receive the forgiveness of our sins and return to heaven.
I hope that all the people of the world may ponder on these questions, and come to find the answer at the WMSCOG :).
Good article! What’s is the most meaningful life on the earth? To know God and obey His commandments! Thanks to Elohim God, give me wisdom to obey God’s commandments and open my way to eternal heaven!
Before I met God the Father and God the Mother in WMSCOG, I chased after the meaningless things of this earth. But now, I am looking forward to the Heavenly blessings 💖
There are so many who focus on things that are “seen” – wealth, glory & fame – but it all ends with nothing.
However, the “unseen” – love, God and faith – all ends in eternal home heaven.
Though many fear death because they know everything ends for them, for those who believe in God, we are so excited & happy because for us, it’s a beginning for a better life!
I truly give thanks to God for giving me hope for heaven even in this world full of sadness!
This is so touching! Thanks Father and Mother let me know the true meaning of life. Life on this earth is never easy.God gave us light to chase and hope to live with. How blessed we are!
Our temporal life in this earth is like a play. Sooner or later, the curtains will close, and nothing will come out of it. So let’s focus on what’s beyond and seek out the true saviors in this age.
What a beautiful article! Thanks to God, we are working towards something that will last! That’s why even when we are doing “hard work”, we can still be joyful always^^
We have to know what is really important for our spiritual life ! Elohim God let us know what it is. 🙂
The most wise thing is following the Words of God. God give us eternal life and leads us the kingdom of heaven.
we entrust our life to God the Father n God the Mother that they know us rather than us. I wanna put my treasures in my home, heaven
We must know what is important.
Life is but an empty dream.
It’s true. Everyone dies, everything ends eventually, why not work towards something that leads to eternity?
Amen! Thanks to God Elohim that we could have a hope for heaven!
Right everything changes and becomes meaningless as time goes by.
Thru this topic I can understand God’will again.
Thanks to Father and Mother
What are we chasing for during the ephemeral life on this earth? God let us know what is the meaningful life. To fear God and keep His commandments. Let’s practice all the teachings of Elohim God so as to make our life fruitful and meaningful.
After receiving God, I finally found true happiness in my life. It is very jouous to live a life hoping to enter the beautiful heaven.
The most valuable things are following the teachings of God.
Mean means are meaningless, infectiously spreading across the mean. Glory and praise to Elohim our God, now our means match to what we meant, meaningful will our means mean when our meaning is only God means.
Everything we chase on this earth will go like the wind,let’s us realize the value of life is to know God ,to keep His command so that we can go to the eternal kingdom of heaven!
Really give thanks to God Elohim allow us to know the will of God in our Young age. So we can have much energy to practice the will of God not chasing the wind. ❤️